Hallelujah! Finally, a 150MW concentrated solar thermal plant in Port Augusta built by Solar Reserve (also involved in Gemasolar), for just $78/MWh!!! http://reneweconomy.com.au/giant-solar-tower-to-provide-all-s-a-government-electricity-needs-72106/
I have another interest now - staged terror.
Check out my website http://occamsrazorterrorevents.weebly.com/

published:18 Dec 2011

views:762553

In this video, I give a simple explanation on how Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) works. This is the type of solar power that uses thousands of mirrors over hundreds of acres to reflect sunlight on a tower. This heats up molten salt to over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The heated molten salt then creates steam from water, driving a steam turbine to produce electricity. CSP plants are used in primarily in the western United States.
A big advantage of CSP is that power can produced at night time for at least several hours after the sun has set.
----
Here is my DIYSolar and Wind book that was published on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1508454310/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1508454310&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20&linkId=URNF3DPORKY4M5YR
Barnes and Noble Nook version of my DIY Solar and Wind Book:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121302120?ean=2940151676939&itm=1&usri=2940151676939
This is a great book on Amazon that I would recommend you pick up to understand solar power (this is the 2013 edition and is great reading): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907670289/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1907670289&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20
This is the Grape Solar Panel that I am particularly fond of (many people sending me messages):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CAVMMMG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00CAVMMMG&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20

published:14 Jul 2014

views:71260

Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s rays to create thermal energy that is used to produce electricity, then store it for use when it’s needed. A SunShot Initiative project with Sandia National Laboratories is perfecting new technology that allows heat to be stored at higher temperatures, improving the efficiency of concentrating solar power plants and allowing utilities to provide customers with clean energy even after the sun has set. Learn more about SunShot’s 2030 goals at energy.gov/sunshot2030.
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage.
The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine.
An advantage to this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants.
Construction of the new extension is set to begin in 2020. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric.
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A Bay Area company is being urged to make changes to its state-of-the-art solar plant since thousands of birds have been burned to death by its panels. Ben Tracy reports.

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jack@storenergy.co.uk

published:22 Dec 2012

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Solar energy is the most abundant renewable resource on earth and is expected to contribute strongly to the future global energy mix
Concentrating solar power had a difficult market start compared to other renewable technologies, leading to a total global capacity of only 5 GW today after more than a decade of deployment. A comprehensive global empirical study identifies distinct deployment phases, with high learning rates exceeding 25% over the past 5 years.

The International Energy Agency projected in 2014 that under its "high renewables" scenario, by 2050, solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power would contribute about 16 and 11 percent, respectively, of the worldwide electricity consumption, and solar would be the world's largest source of electricity. Most solar installations would be in China and India.

Photovoltaics were initially solely used as a source of electricity for small and medium-sized applications, from the calculator powered by a single solar cell to remote homes powered by an off-grid rooftop PV system. As the cost of solar electricity has fallen, the number of grid-connected solar PV systems has grown into the millions and utility-scale solar power stations with hundreds of megawatts are being built. Solar PV is rapidly becoming an inexpensive, low-carbon technology to harness renewable energy from the Sun.

Concentrated solar power

Concentrated solar power (also called concentrating solar power, concentrated solar thermal, and CSP) systems generate solar power by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight, or solar thermal energy, onto a small area. Electricity is generated when the concentrated light is converted to heat, which drives a heat engine (usually a steam turbine) connected to an electrical power generator or powers a thermochemical reaction (experimental as of 2013).

CSP is being widely commercialized and the CSP market has seen about 740 megawatt (MW) of generating capacity added between 2007 and the end of 2010. More than half of this (about 478MW) was installed during 2010, bringing the global total to 1095MW. Spain added 400MW in 2010, taking the global lead with a total of 632MW, while the US ended the year with 509MW after adding 78MW, including two fossil–CSP hybrid plants. The Middle East is also ramping up their plans to install CSP based projects and as a part of that Plan, Shams-I which was the largest CSP Project in the world has been installed in Abu Dhabi, by Masdar. The largest CSP project in the world until January 2016 is Noor in Morocco.

History

The world's first power station was designed and built by Lord Armstrong at Cragside, England in 1868. Water from one of the lakes was used to power Siemensdynamos. The electricity supplied power to lights, heating, produced hot water, ran an elevator as well as labor-saving devices and farm buildings.

Hallelujah! Finally, a 150MW concentrated solar thermal plant in Port Augusta built by Solar Reserve (also involved in Gemasolar), for just $78/MWh!!! http://reneweconomy.com.au/giant-solar-tower-to-provide-all-s-a-government-electricity-needs-72106/
I have another interest now - staged terror.
Check out my website http://occamsrazorterrorevents.weebly.com/

3:04

Concentrated Solar Power Simple Explanation

Concentrated Solar Power Simple Explanation

Concentrated Solar Power Simple Explanation

In this video, I give a simple explanation on how Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) works. This is the type of solar power that uses thousands of mirrors over hundreds of acres to reflect sunlight on a tower. This heats up molten salt to over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The heated molten salt then creates steam from water, driving a steam turbine to produce electricity. CSP plants are used in primarily in the western United States.
A big advantage of CSP is that power can produced at night time for at least several hours after the sun has set.
----
Here is my DIYSolar and Wind book that was published on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1508454310/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1508454310&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20&linkId=URNF3DPORKY4M5YR
Barnes and Noble Nook version of my DIY Solar and Wind Book:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121302120?ean=2940151676939&itm=1&usri=2940151676939
This is a great book on Amazon that I would recommend you pick up to understand solar power (this is the 2013 edition and is great reading): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907670289/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1907670289&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20
This is the Grape Solar Panel that I am particularly fond of (many people sending me messages):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CAVMMMG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00CAVMMMG&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20

2:23

Lowering the Costs of Concentrating Solar Power

Lowering the Costs of Concentrating Solar Power

Lowering the Costs of Concentrating Solar Power

Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s rays to create thermal energy that is used to produce electricity, then store it for use when it’s needed. A SunShot Initiative project with Sandia National Laboratories is perfecting new technology that allows heat to be stored at higher temperatures, improving the efficiency of concentrating solar power plants and allowing utilities to provide customers with clean energy even after the sun has set. Learn more about SunShot’s 2030 goals at energy.gov/sunshot2030.
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) - Murray Power and Generation

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. The concentrated heat is then used as a heat source for a conventional power plant.
For additional information visit: www.murraypowerandgeneration.com

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage.
The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine.
An advantage to this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants.
Construction of the new extension is set to begin in 2020. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric.
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California solar power plants ignite birds mid-flight

A Bay Area company is being urged to make changes to its state-of-the-art solar plant since thousands of birds have been burned to death by its panels. Ben Tracy reports.

2:02

Concentrated Solar Power Plant with energy storage system

Concentrated Solar Power Plant with energy storage system

Concentrated Solar Power Plant with energy storage system

jack@storenergy.co.uk

5:18

Concentrated Solar Power - Still small but heating up

Concentrated Solar Power - Still small but heating up

Concentrated Solar Power - Still small but heating up

Solar energy is the most abundant renewable resource on earth and is expected to contribute strongly to the future global energy mix
Concentrating solar power had a difficult market start compared to other renewable technologies, leading to a total global capacity of only 5 GW today after more than a decade of deployment. A comprehensive global empirical study identifies distinct deployment phases, with high learning rates exceeding 25% over the past 5 years.

3:09

How does GE’s Concentrated Solar Power Plant with Storage work

How does GE’s Concentrated Solar Power Plant with Storage work

How does GE’s Concentrated Solar Power Plant with Storage work

12:59

How to Make Mini Solar Power Plant (Concentrated type)

How to Make Mini Solar Power Plant (Concentrated type)

How to Make Mini Solar Power Plant (Concentrated type)

How to make a mini solar power plant at home.
https://goo.gl/urPZpW
It is a concentrating solar Thermal Power plant. Learn to make a mini csp plant at home. Heliostates Concentrate sun-light on heat absorber. Heat absorber generates steam which drives a steam turbine Generating electricity.

41:53

A lower-cost, next-generation Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems

A lower-cost, next-generation Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems

A lower-cost, next-generation Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture about 247Solar - Breakthrough Technology. A lower-cost, next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) system to replace expensive first generation CSP technology. It claims to produce electricity 24/7 at costs competitive with all other forms of power generation (10 cents/kWh initially, 6 cents with factory production). It also eliminates most disadvantages of conventional CSP, PV, wind, and traditional power called the 247Solar Plant™.
It was developed with funding support from the US Department of Energy by Wilson Solarpower Corp, a spinoff of MIT. Critical, patented inventions broke through CSP’s traditional complexity and cost barriers to creating a simplified, low-maintenance design with higher operating efficiencies. Its air system operates at atmospheric pressure, requires no scarce water to drive steam turbines, and eliminates the cost and complexities of molten salts and heat transfer oils.
Presenter: Mr. Bruce N. Anderson, Co-founder, CEO of 247SOLAR, Member, MIT Corporation (MIT, USA - Board of Trustees)
His accomplishments in the field of renewable energy are many, far too numerous to mention, and particularly in solar energy development. Began the solar career in 1973 with Masters degree at MIT. 1980Advisory Board Member, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 1982First “Lifetime Achievement Award,” American Solar Energy Society. The author of 5 solar energy books. Twice testified to US Congress.
Bruce served as the 247SOLAR's start-up CEO in 2001 and then again beginning in 2005. He was also responsible for initiating and managing co-development agreements with industrial partners including Wartsila, Alcoa, Praxair, FrenchPetroleum Institute, Saint-Gobain, Corning, CoorsTek, and Oak RidgeNational Labs. In 2008, he co-invented the 247SOLAR's CSP technology and initiated and led its strategic reorientation to focus on solar.
Recording date: 9th August 2017

The plant uses the concentrating solar thermal collectors designed by CSP-F spa, the Company that develops solar systems and solutions for the production of industrial process heat, solar cooling and electric power. The CSP-F collectors are based on the reflection of solar irradiation through Fresnel flat mirrors. The solar beams are directed to a receiving pipe capable of heating up the water flowing inside. The water transforms into high temperature and pressure steam. The steam integrates the supply of heat and reduce the need of oil gas. Savings in energetic costs, less pollution, reduced environmental impact: the best energetic strategy for a high quality and sustainable industrial production.
Yearly, with the CSP plant’s production of steam, the dairy will save more than 50,000 litres of oil gas and prevent the release of 180 tons of CO2.

1:28

World's largest concentrated solar plant switches on in the Sahara

World's largest concentrated solar plant switches on in the Sahara

World's largest concentrated solar plant switches on in the Sahara

Morocco has switched on what will be the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
The new site near the city of Ouarzazate -- famous as a filming location for Hollywood blockbusters like "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Gladiator" -- could produce enough energy to power over one million homes by 2018 and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 760,000 tons per year, according to the Climate Investment FundsMirrors focus the sun's light and heat up a liquid, which, when mixed with water, reaches around 400 degree Celsius. The steam produced from this process drives a turbine and generates electrical power.
A cylinder full of salt is melted by the warmth from the mirrors during the day, and stays hot enough at night to provide up to three hours of power, according to World Bank, who partially financed construction of the plant through a $97 million loan from the Clean Technology Fund.

1:00

Dubai to operate world's largest concentrated solar power project

Dubai to operate world's largest concentrated solar power project

Dubai to operate world's largest concentrated solar power project

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The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage.
The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine.
An advantage to this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants.
Construction of the new extension is set to begin in 2020. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric.
RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. A concentrated solar power receiver tower and surrounding solar panels
2. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030
3. The 260-m tall solar tower
4. How a concentrated solar power plant works
5. Concentrated solar power plants are more flexible and more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants
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"The Dubai government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park."
"It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030."
"Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq kms with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage."
"The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine."
"The advantage of this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants."
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5:59

Concentrating Solar Thermal

Concentrating Solar Thermal

Concentrating Solar Thermal

Beyond Zero Emissions intends to transform Australia from a 19th century fossil fuel based economy to a 21st century renewable powered clean tech economy with no carbon emissions. Sharon Shostak met up with some local residents/BZE volunteers who have taken the initiative to build a model to demonstrate a concentrating solar thermal plant, a technology beginning to proliferate in many countries but sadly remiss in Australia.Music excerpt by NormAppel

Webinar: Concentrating Solar Thermal Power with Built in Storage

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conventional steam-turbine power plants as large as 250 MWe. A number of utility-scale plants are in operation, construction or development in areas of high direct normal insolation (DNI) such as the US Southwest, So. Africa, Morocco, Chile, China and the MENA region. Solar configurations in use include parabolic troughs and power towers, enabling the use of high temperature molten salt storage systems that can drive the turbine at full power typically for 3 to 15 off-sun hours. In this way CSP uniquely offers the capability to provide solar power for steady base load and/or peak loads depending on the utility need.

1:54

Abu Dubai worlds Largest concentrated solar power plant

Abu Dubai worlds Largest concentrated solar power plant

Abu Dubai worlds Largest concentrated solar power plant

The oil-rich state of Abu Dhabi has officially opened the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
Shams 1 - which means 'the sun' in Arabic - uses advanced parabolic trough technology to harness the light from over 250,000 mirrors.

New Concentrated Solar Plant a game changer for SA

Noor, the largest concentrated solar power complex in the world

The NoorConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) complex is Morocco’s first utility-scale solar energy complex and serves as a critical step of the Moroccan Solar EnergyProgram.
The three-plant Noor-Ouarzazate CSP complex seeks to contribute to the commercial viability of CSP and its potential throughout Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Operating with an installed capacity of 160 megawatts (MW), the first phase expects 240,000 tons of CO₂ emissions to be avoided per annum. By 2018, the three-phase project will be the largest of its kind in the world with over 500 MW of installed capacity, and will produce enough clean power to meet the needs of 1.1 million Moroccans.

Hallelujah! Finally, a 150MW concentrated solar thermal plant in Port Augusta built by Solar Reserve (also involved in Gemasolar), for just $78/MWh!!! http://reneweconomy.com.au/giant-solar-tower-to-provide-all-s-a-government-electricity-needs-72106/
I have another interest now - staged terror.
Check out my website http://occamsrazorterrorevents.weebly.com/

published: 18 Dec 2011

Concentrated Solar Power Simple Explanation

In this video, I give a simple explanation on how Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) works. This is the type of solar power that uses thousands of mirrors over hundreds of acres to reflect sunlight on a tower. This heats up molten salt to over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The heated molten salt then creates steam from water, driving a steam turbine to produce electricity. CSP plants are used in primarily in the western United States.
A big advantage of CSP is that power can produced at night time for at least several hours after the sun has set.
----
Here is my DIYSolar and Wind book that was published on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1508454310/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1508454310&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20&linkId=URNF3DPORKY4M5YR
Barnes...

published: 14 Jul 2014

Lowering the Costs of Concentrating Solar Power

Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s rays to create thermal energy that is used to produce electricity, then store it for use when it’s needed. A SunShot Initiative project with Sandia National Laboratories is perfecting new technology that allows heat to be stored at higher temperatures, improving the efficiency of concentrating solar power plants and allowing utilities to provide customers with clean energy even after the sun has set. Learn more about SunShot’s 2030 goals at energy.gov/sunshot2030.
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) - Murray Power and Generation

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. The concentrated heat is then used as a heat source for a conventional power plant.
For additional information visit: www.murraypowerandgeneration.com

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage.
The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine.
An advantage ...

California solar power plants ignite birds mid-flight

A Bay Area company is being urged to make changes to its state-of-the-art solar plant since thousands of birds have been burned to death by its panels. Ben Tracy reports.

published: 20 Aug 2014

Concentrated Solar Power Plant with energy storage system

jack@storenergy.co.uk

published: 22 Dec 2012

Concentrated Solar Power - Still small but heating up

Solar energy is the most abundant renewable resource on earth and is expected to contribute strongly to the future global energy mix
Concentrating solar power had a difficult market start compared to other renewable technologies, leading to a total global capacity of only 5 GW today after more than a decade of deployment. A comprehensive global empirical study identifies distinct deployment phases, with high learning rates exceeding 25% over the past 5 years.

published: 25 Sep 2017

How does GE’s Concentrated Solar Power Plant with Storage work

published: 08 Sep 2016

How to Make Mini Solar Power Plant (Concentrated type)

How to make a mini solar power plant at home.
https://goo.gl/urPZpW
It is a concentrating solar Thermal Power plant. Learn to make a mini csp plant at home. Heliostates Concentrate sun-light on heat absorber. Heat absorber generates steam which drives a steam turbine Generating electricity.

published: 24 Nov 2016

A lower-cost, next-generation Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture about 247Solar - Breakthrough Technology. A lower-cost, next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) system to replace expensive first generation CSP technology. It claims to produce electricity 24/7 at costs competitive with all other forms of power generation (10 cents/kWh initially, 6 cents with factory production). It also eliminates most disadvantages of conventional CSP, PV, wind, and traditional power called the 247Solar Plant™.
It was developed with funding support from the US Department of Energy by Wilson Solarpower Corp, a spinoff of MIT. Critical, patented inventions broke through CSP’s traditional complexity and cost barriers to creating a simplified, low-maintenance design with highe...

The plant uses the concentrating solar thermal collectors designed by CSP-F spa, the Company that develops solar systems and solutions for the production of industrial process heat, solar cooling and electric power. The CSP-F collectors are based on the reflection of solar irradiation through Fresnel flat mirrors. The solar beams are directed to a receiving pipe capable of heating up the water flowing inside. The water transforms into high temperature and pressure steam. The steam integrates the supply of heat and reduce the need of oil gas. Savings in energetic costs, less pollution, reduced environmental impact: the best energetic strategy for a high quality and sustainable industrial production.
Yearly, with the CSP plant’s production of steam, the dairy will save more than 50,000 litre...

published: 22 May 2015

World's largest concentrated solar plant switches on in the Sahara

Morocco has switched on what will be the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
The new site near the city of Ouarzazate -- famous as a filming location for Hollywood blockbusters like "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Gladiator" -- could produce enough energy to power over one million homes by 2018 and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 760,000 tons per year, according to the Climate Investment FundsMirrors focus the sun's light and heat up a liquid, which, when mixed with water, reaches around 400 degree Celsius. The steam produced from this process drives a turbine and generates electrical power.
A cylinder full of salt is melted by the warmth from the mirrors during the day, and stays hot enough at night to provide up to three hours of power, according to World Bank, who par...

published: 10 Feb 2016

Dubai to operate world's largest concentrated solar power project

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The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage...

published: 19 Oct 2017

Concentrating Solar Thermal

Beyond Zero Emissions intends to transform Australia from a 19th century fossil fuel based economy to a 21st century renewable powered clean tech economy with no carbon emissions. Sharon Shostak met up with some local residents/BZE volunteers who have taken the initiative to build a model to demonstrate a concentrating solar thermal plant, a technology beginning to proliferate in many countries but sadly remiss in Australia.Music excerpt by NormAppel

Webinar: Concentrating Solar Thermal Power with Built in Storage

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conventional steam-turbine power plants as large as 250 MWe. A number of utility-scale plants are in operation, construction or development in areas of high direct normal insolation (DNI) such as the US Southwest, So. Africa, Morocco, Chile, China and the MENA region. Solar configurations in use include parabolic troughs and power towers, enabling the use of high temperature molten salt storage systems that can drive the turbine at full power typically for 3 to 15 off-sun hours. In this way CSP uniquely offers the capability to provide solar power for steady base load and/or peak loads depending on the utility need.

published: 23 Jan 2018

Abu Dubai worlds Largest concentrated solar power plant

The oil-rich state of Abu Dhabi has officially opened the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
Shams 1 - which means 'the sun' in Arabic - uses advanced parabolic trough technology to harness the light from over 250,000 mirrors.

New Concentrated Solar Plant a game changer for SA

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published: 07 Jul 2016

Noor, the largest concentrated solar power complex in the world

The NoorConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) complex is Morocco’s first utility-scale solar energy complex and serves as a critical step of the Moroccan Solar EnergyProgram.
The three-plant Noor-Ouarzazate CSP complex seeks to contribute to the commercial viability of CSP and its potential throughout Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Operating with an installed capacity of 160 megawatts (MW), the first phase expects 240,000 tons of CO₂ emissions to be avoided per annum. By 2018, the three-phase project will be the largest of its kind in the world with over 500 MW of installed capacity, and will produce enough clean power to meet the needs of 1.1 million Moroccans.

Hallelujah! Finally, a 150MW concentrated solar thermal plant in Port Augusta built by Solar Reserve (also involved in Gemasolar), for just $78/MWh!!! http://reneweconomy.com.au/giant-solar-tower-to-provide-all-s-a-government-electricity-needs-72106/
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Hallelujah! Finally, a 150MW concentrated solar thermal plant in Port Augusta built by Solar Reserve (also involved in Gemasolar), for just $78/MWh!!! http://reneweconomy.com.au/giant-solar-tower-to-provide-all-s-a-government-electricity-needs-72106/
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Concentrated Solar Power Simple Explanation

In this video, I give a simple explanation on how Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) works. This is the type of solar power that uses thousands of mirrors over hund...

In this video, I give a simple explanation on how Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) works. This is the type of solar power that uses thousands of mirrors over hundreds of acres to reflect sunlight on a tower. This heats up molten salt to over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The heated molten salt then creates steam from water, driving a steam turbine to produce electricity. CSP plants are used in primarily in the western United States.
A big advantage of CSP is that power can produced at night time for at least several hours after the sun has set.
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Barnes and Noble Nook version of my DIY Solar and Wind Book:
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This is a great book on Amazon that I would recommend you pick up to understand solar power (this is the 2013 edition and is great reading): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907670289/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1907670289&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20
This is the Grape Solar Panel that I am particularly fond of (many people sending me messages):
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In this video, I give a simple explanation on how Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) works. This is the type of solar power that uses thousands of mirrors over hundreds of acres to reflect sunlight on a tower. This heats up molten salt to over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The heated molten salt then creates steam from water, driving a steam turbine to produce electricity. CSP plants are used in primarily in the western United States.
A big advantage of CSP is that power can produced at night time for at least several hours after the sun has set.
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Here is my DIYSolar and Wind book that was published on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1508454310/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1508454310&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20&linkId=URNF3DPORKY4M5YR
Barnes and Noble Nook version of my DIY Solar and Wind Book:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121302120?ean=2940151676939&itm=1&usri=2940151676939
This is a great book on Amazon that I would recommend you pick up to understand solar power (this is the 2013 edition and is great reading): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907670289/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1907670289&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20
This is the Grape Solar Panel that I am particularly fond of (many people sending me messages):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CAVMMMG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00CAVMMMG&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20

Lowering the Costs of Concentrating Solar Power

Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s rays to create thermal energy that is used to produce electricity, then store it for use when it’s needed. A SunShot In...

Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s rays to create thermal energy that is used to produce electricity, then store it for use when it’s needed. A SunShot Initiative project with Sandia National Laboratories is perfecting new technology that allows heat to be stored at higher temperatures, improving the efficiency of concentrating solar power plants and allowing utilities to provide customers with clean energy even after the sun has set. Learn more about SunShot’s 2030 goals at energy.gov/sunshot2030.
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Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s rays to create thermal energy that is used to produce electricity, then store it for use when it’s needed. A SunShot Initiative project with Sandia National Laboratories is perfecting new technology that allows heat to be stored at higher temperatures, improving the efficiency of concentrating solar power plants and allowing utilities to provide customers with clean energy even after the sun has set. Learn more about SunShot’s 2030 goals at energy.gov/sunshot2030.
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) - Murray Power and Generation

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. The concentrated heat is...

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. The concentrated heat is then used as a heat source for a conventional power plant.
For additional information visit: www.murraypowerandgeneration.com

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. The concentrated heat is then used as a heat source for a conventional power plant.
For additional information visit: www.murraypowerandgeneration.com

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage.
The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine.
An advantage to this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants.
Construction of the new extension is set to begin in 2020. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric.
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage.
The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine.
An advantage to this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants.
Construction of the new extension is set to begin in 2020. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric.
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Solar energy is the most abundant renewable resource on earth and is expected to contribute strongly to the future global energy mix
Concentrating solar power had a difficult market start compared to other renewable technologies, leading to a total global capacity of only 5 GW today after more than a decade of deployment. A comprehensive global empirical study identifies distinct deployment phases, with high learning rates exceeding 25% over the past 5 years.

Solar energy is the most abundant renewable resource on earth and is expected to contribute strongly to the future global energy mix
Concentrating solar power had a difficult market start compared to other renewable technologies, leading to a total global capacity of only 5 GW today after more than a decade of deployment. A comprehensive global empirical study identifies distinct deployment phases, with high learning rates exceeding 25% over the past 5 years.

How to Make Mini Solar Power Plant (Concentrated type)

How to make a mini solar power plant at home.
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It is a concentrating solar Thermal Power plant. Learn to make a mini csp plant at home. ...

How to make a mini solar power plant at home.
https://goo.gl/urPZpW
It is a concentrating solar Thermal Power plant. Learn to make a mini csp plant at home. Heliostates Concentrate sun-light on heat absorber. Heat absorber generates steam which drives a steam turbine Generating electricity.

How to make a mini solar power plant at home.
https://goo.gl/urPZpW
It is a concentrating solar Thermal Power plant. Learn to make a mini csp plant at home. Heliostates Concentrate sun-light on heat absorber. Heat absorber generates steam which drives a steam turbine Generating electricity.

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture about 247Solar - Breakthrough Technology. A lower-cost, next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) system to replace expensive first generation CSP technology. It claims to produce electricity 24/7 at costs competitive with all other forms of power generation (10 cents/kWh initially, 6 cents with factory production). It also eliminates most disadvantages of conventional CSP, PV, wind, and traditional power called the 247Solar Plant™.
It was developed with funding support from the US Department of Energy by Wilson Solarpower Corp, a spinoff of MIT. Critical, patented inventions broke through CSP’s traditional complexity and cost barriers to creating a simplified, low-maintenance design with higher operating efficiencies. Its air system operates at atmospheric pressure, requires no scarce water to drive steam turbines, and eliminates the cost and complexities of molten salts and heat transfer oils.
Presenter: Mr. Bruce N. Anderson, Co-founder, CEO of 247SOLAR, Member, MIT Corporation (MIT, USA - Board of Trustees)
His accomplishments in the field of renewable energy are many, far too numerous to mention, and particularly in solar energy development. Began the solar career in 1973 with Masters degree at MIT. 1980Advisory Board Member, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 1982First “Lifetime Achievement Award,” American Solar Energy Society. The author of 5 solar energy books. Twice testified to US Congress.
Bruce served as the 247SOLAR's start-up CEO in 2001 and then again beginning in 2005. He was also responsible for initiating and managing co-development agreements with industrial partners including Wartsila, Alcoa, Praxair, FrenchPetroleum Institute, Saint-Gobain, Corning, CoorsTek, and Oak RidgeNational Labs. In 2008, he co-invented the 247SOLAR's CSP technology and initiated and led its strategic reorientation to focus on solar.
Recording date: 9th August 2017

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture about 247Solar - Breakthrough Technology. A lower-cost, next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) system to replace expensive first generation CSP technology. It claims to produce electricity 24/7 at costs competitive with all other forms of power generation (10 cents/kWh initially, 6 cents with factory production). It also eliminates most disadvantages of conventional CSP, PV, wind, and traditional power called the 247Solar Plant™.
It was developed with funding support from the US Department of Energy by Wilson Solarpower Corp, a spinoff of MIT. Critical, patented inventions broke through CSP’s traditional complexity and cost barriers to creating a simplified, low-maintenance design with higher operating efficiencies. Its air system operates at atmospheric pressure, requires no scarce water to drive steam turbines, and eliminates the cost and complexities of molten salts and heat transfer oils.
Presenter: Mr. Bruce N. Anderson, Co-founder, CEO of 247SOLAR, Member, MIT Corporation (MIT, USA - Board of Trustees)
His accomplishments in the field of renewable energy are many, far too numerous to mention, and particularly in solar energy development. Began the solar career in 1973 with Masters degree at MIT. 1980Advisory Board Member, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 1982First “Lifetime Achievement Award,” American Solar Energy Society. The author of 5 solar energy books. Twice testified to US Congress.
Bruce served as the 247SOLAR's start-up CEO in 2001 and then again beginning in 2005. He was also responsible for initiating and managing co-development agreements with industrial partners including Wartsila, Alcoa, Praxair, FrenchPetroleum Institute, Saint-Gobain, Corning, CoorsTek, and Oak RidgeNational Labs. In 2008, he co-invented the 247SOLAR's CSP technology and initiated and led its strategic reorientation to focus on solar.
Recording date: 9th August 2017

The plant uses the concentrating solar thermal collectors designed by CSP-F spa, the Company that develops solar systems and solutions for the production of ind...

The plant uses the concentrating solar thermal collectors designed by CSP-F spa, the Company that develops solar systems and solutions for the production of industrial process heat, solar cooling and electric power. The CSP-F collectors are based on the reflection of solar irradiation through Fresnel flat mirrors. The solar beams are directed to a receiving pipe capable of heating up the water flowing inside. The water transforms into high temperature and pressure steam. The steam integrates the supply of heat and reduce the need of oil gas. Savings in energetic costs, less pollution, reduced environmental impact: the best energetic strategy for a high quality and sustainable industrial production.
Yearly, with the CSP plant’s production of steam, the dairy will save more than 50,000 litres of oil gas and prevent the release of 180 tons of CO2.

The plant uses the concentrating solar thermal collectors designed by CSP-F spa, the Company that develops solar systems and solutions for the production of industrial process heat, solar cooling and electric power. The CSP-F collectors are based on the reflection of solar irradiation through Fresnel flat mirrors. The solar beams are directed to a receiving pipe capable of heating up the water flowing inside. The water transforms into high temperature and pressure steam. The steam integrates the supply of heat and reduce the need of oil gas. Savings in energetic costs, less pollution, reduced environmental impact: the best energetic strategy for a high quality and sustainable industrial production.
Yearly, with the CSP plant’s production of steam, the dairy will save more than 50,000 litres of oil gas and prevent the release of 180 tons of CO2.

World's largest concentrated solar plant switches on in the Sahara

Morocco has switched on what will be the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
The new site near the city of Ouarzazate -- famous as a filming locati...

Morocco has switched on what will be the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
The new site near the city of Ouarzazate -- famous as a filming location for Hollywood blockbusters like "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Gladiator" -- could produce enough energy to power over one million homes by 2018 and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 760,000 tons per year, according to the Climate Investment FundsMirrors focus the sun's light and heat up a liquid, which, when mixed with water, reaches around 400 degree Celsius. The steam produced from this process drives a turbine and generates electrical power.
A cylinder full of salt is melted by the warmth from the mirrors during the day, and stays hot enough at night to provide up to three hours of power, according to World Bank, who partially financed construction of the plant through a $97 million loan from the Clean Technology Fund.

Morocco has switched on what will be the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
The new site near the city of Ouarzazate -- famous as a filming location for Hollywood blockbusters like "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Gladiator" -- could produce enough energy to power over one million homes by 2018 and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 760,000 tons per year, according to the Climate Investment FundsMirrors focus the sun's light and heat up a liquid, which, when mixed with water, reaches around 400 degree Celsius. The steam produced from this process drives a turbine and generates electrical power.
A cylinder full of salt is melted by the warmth from the mirrors during the day, and stays hot enough at night to provide up to three hours of power, according to World Bank, who partially financed construction of the plant through a $97 million loan from the Clean Technology Fund.

Dubai to operate world's largest concentrated solar power project

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The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage.
The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine.
An advantage to this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants.
Construction of the new extension is set to begin in 2020. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric.
RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. A concentrated solar power receiver tower and surrounding solar panels
2. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030
3. The 260-m tall solar tower
4. How a concentrated solar power plant works
5. Concentrated solar power plants are more flexible and more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants
VOICEOVER (in English):
"The Dubai government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park."
"It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030."
"Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq kms with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage."
"The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine."
"The advantage of this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants."
SOURCES: New Atlas
http://newatlas.com/dubai-worlds-largest-solar-park/51382/
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The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage.
The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine.
An advantage to this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants.
Construction of the new extension is set to begin in 2020. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric.
RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. A concentrated solar power receiver tower and surrounding solar panels
2. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030
3. The 260-m tall solar tower
4. How a concentrated solar power plant works
5. Concentrated solar power plants are more flexible and more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants
VOICEOVER (in English):
"The Dubai government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park."
"It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030."
"Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq kms with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage."
"The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine."
"The advantage of this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants."
SOURCES: New Atlas
http://newatlas.com/dubai-worlds-largest-solar-park/51382/
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Beyond Zero Emissions intends to transform Australia from a 19th century fossil fuel based economy to a 21st century renewable powered clean tech economy with no carbon emissions. Sharon Shostak met up with some local residents/BZE volunteers who have taken the initiative to build a model to demonstrate a concentrating solar thermal plant, a technology beginning to proliferate in many countries but sadly remiss in Australia.Music excerpt by NormAppel

Beyond Zero Emissions intends to transform Australia from a 19th century fossil fuel based economy to a 21st century renewable powered clean tech economy with no carbon emissions. Sharon Shostak met up with some local residents/BZE volunteers who have taken the initiative to build a model to demonstrate a concentrating solar thermal plant, a technology beginning to proliferate in many countries but sadly remiss in Australia.Music excerpt by NormAppel

Webinar: Concentrating Solar Thermal Power with Built in Storage

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conven...

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conventional steam-turbine power plants as large as 250 MWe. A number of utility-scale plants are in operation, construction or development in areas of high direct normal insolation (DNI) such as the US Southwest, So. Africa, Morocco, Chile, China and the MENA region. Solar configurations in use include parabolic troughs and power towers, enabling the use of high temperature molten salt storage systems that can drive the turbine at full power typically for 3 to 15 off-sun hours. In this way CSP uniquely offers the capability to provide solar power for steady base load and/or peak loads depending on the utility need.

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conventional steam-turbine power plants as large as 250 MWe. A number of utility-scale plants are in operation, construction or development in areas of high direct normal insolation (DNI) such as the US Southwest, So. Africa, Morocco, Chile, China and the MENA region. Solar configurations in use include parabolic troughs and power towers, enabling the use of high temperature molten salt storage systems that can drive the turbine at full power typically for 3 to 15 off-sun hours. In this way CSP uniquely offers the capability to provide solar power for steady base load and/or peak loads depending on the utility need.

Abu Dubai worlds Largest concentrated solar power plant

The oil-rich state of Abu Dhabi has officially opened the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
Shams 1 - which means 'the sun' in Arabic - uses adva...

The oil-rich state of Abu Dhabi has officially opened the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
Shams 1 - which means 'the sun' in Arabic - uses advanced parabolic trough technology to harness the light from over 250,000 mirrors.

The oil-rich state of Abu Dhabi has officially opened the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
Shams 1 - which means 'the sun' in Arabic - uses advanced parabolic trough technology to harness the light from over 250,000 mirrors.

The NoorConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) complex is Morocco’s first utility-scale solar energy complex and serves as a critical step of the Moroccan Solar EnergyProgram.
The three-plant Noor-Ouarzazate CSP complex seeks to contribute to the commercial viability of CSP and its potential throughout Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Operating with an installed capacity of 160 megawatts (MW), the first phase expects 240,000 tons of CO₂ emissions to be avoided per annum. By 2018, the three-phase project will be the largest of its kind in the world with over 500 MW of installed capacity, and will produce enough clean power to meet the needs of 1.1 million Moroccans.

The NoorConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) complex is Morocco’s first utility-scale solar energy complex and serves as a critical step of the Moroccan Solar EnergyProgram.
The three-plant Noor-Ouarzazate CSP complex seeks to contribute to the commercial viability of CSP and its potential throughout Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Operating with an installed capacity of 160 megawatts (MW), the first phase expects 240,000 tons of CO₂ emissions to be avoided per annum. By 2018, the three-phase project will be the largest of its kind in the world with over 500 MW of installed capacity, and will produce enough clean power to meet the needs of 1.1 million Moroccans.

A lower-cost, next-generation Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture about 247Solar - Breakthrough Technology. A lower-cost, next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) system to replace expensive first generation CSP technology. It claims to produce electricity 24/7 at costs competitive with all other forms of power generation (10 cents/kWh initially, 6 cents with factory production). It also eliminates most disadvantages of conventional CSP, PV, wind, and traditional power called the 247Solar Plant™.
It was developed with funding support from the US Department of Energy by Wilson Solarpower Corp, a spinoff of MIT. Critical, patented inventions broke through CSP’s traditional complexity and cost barriers to creating a simplified, low-maintenance design with highe...

published: 12 Sep 2017

Webinar: Concentrating Solar Thermal Power with Built in Storage

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conventional steam-turbine power plants as large as 250 MWe. A number of utility-scale plants are in operation, construction or development in areas of high direct normal insolation (DNI) such as the US Southwest, So. Africa, Morocco, Chile, China and the MENA region. Solar configurations in use include parabolic troughs and power towers, enabling the use of high temperature molten salt storage systems that can drive the turbine at full power typically for 3 to 15 off-sun hours. In this way CSP uniquely offers the capability to provide solar power for steady base load and/or peak loads depending on the utility need.

published: 23 Jan 2018

UNIT 1.1 Concentrating solar power CSP: different technologies

A CSP plant is a power plant that produces electrical energy from the solar radiation. The process in this conversion includes several steps. The first one is to capture the radiation. Then, this radiation is converted into thermal energy that produces steam. The third step is to transform this thermal energy into kinetic energy for moving a generator that finally will produce electrical energy. To capture the solar radiation there are different technologies: Parabolic Trough, Central receiver (tower), Fresnel receiver and Parabolic Dish + Stirling engine. This video analyze each one of this technologies, its advantages and disadvantages.

Lecture - 16 Solar Concentrating Collectors

Micro Concentrated Solar Power from Sopogy - a green energy seminar

Google Tech TalksSeptember 18, 2008
ABSTRACT
Sopogy is bringing smaller concentrated solar energy systems to the market: Process heat, air conditioning, and power generation. You will hear about the first renewable energy and solar technology to ever be awarded the New Product of the Year by the Society of ProfessionalEngineers. A product will be set up for viewing.
Speaker: Al Yuen

Webinar: How to deploy concentrated solar power (CSP) and reduce its costs

Based on case studies of CSP projects in India and South Africa, market and policy analysis of the Spanish and international market, and after a series of dialogues in Asia, Europe and the US, CPI analysts will present the learnings for international financial institutions and national policymakers on how to improve policy design and lending practices to better achieve objectives.
https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/cif/content/deploying-csp-and-reducing-its-costs-webinar

published: 02 Oct 2014

Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014

Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014 by John Gerrard is a computer simulation of an actual power plant known as a solar thermal power tower, surrounded by 10,000 mirrors that reflect sunlight upon it to heat molten salts, forming a thermal battery which is used to generate electricity. Over the course of a 365-day year, the work simulates the actual movements of the sun, moon, and stars across the sky, as they would appear at the Nevada site, with the thousands of mirrors adjusting their positions in real time according to the position of the sun.
This virtual world is meticulously constructed by the artist, a team of modelers, and programmers, using a sophisticated simulation engine. Simultaneously over a 24-hour period the point of view will cycle from ground level to a satellite view ...

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture about 247Solar - Breakthrough Technology. A lower-cost, next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) system to replace expensive first generation CSP technology. It claims to produce electricity 24/7 at costs competitive with all other forms of power generation (10 cents/kWh initially, 6 cents with factory production). It also eliminates most disadvantages of conventional CSP, PV, wind, and traditional power called the 247Solar Plant™.
It was developed with funding support from the US Department of Energy by Wilson Solarpower Corp, a spinoff of MIT. Critical, patented inventions broke through CSP’s traditional complexity and cost barriers to creating a simplified, low-maintenance design with higher operating efficiencies. Its air system operates at atmospheric pressure, requires no scarce water to drive steam turbines, and eliminates the cost and complexities of molten salts and heat transfer oils.
Presenter: Mr. Bruce N. Anderson, Co-founder, CEO of 247SOLAR, Member, MIT Corporation (MIT, USA - Board of Trustees)
His accomplishments in the field of renewable energy are many, far too numerous to mention, and particularly in solar energy development. Began the solar career in 1973 with Masters degree at MIT. 1980Advisory Board Member, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 1982First “Lifetime Achievement Award,” American Solar Energy Society. The author of 5 solar energy books. Twice testified to US Congress.
Bruce served as the 247SOLAR's start-up CEO in 2001 and then again beginning in 2005. He was also responsible for initiating and managing co-development agreements with industrial partners including Wartsila, Alcoa, Praxair, FrenchPetroleum Institute, Saint-Gobain, Corning, CoorsTek, and Oak RidgeNational Labs. In 2008, he co-invented the 247SOLAR's CSP technology and initiated and led its strategic reorientation to focus on solar.
Recording date: 9th August 2017

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture about 247Solar - Breakthrough Technology. A lower-cost, next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) system to replace expensive first generation CSP technology. It claims to produce electricity 24/7 at costs competitive with all other forms of power generation (10 cents/kWh initially, 6 cents with factory production). It also eliminates most disadvantages of conventional CSP, PV, wind, and traditional power called the 247Solar Plant™.
It was developed with funding support from the US Department of Energy by Wilson Solarpower Corp, a spinoff of MIT. Critical, patented inventions broke through CSP’s traditional complexity and cost barriers to creating a simplified, low-maintenance design with higher operating efficiencies. Its air system operates at atmospheric pressure, requires no scarce water to drive steam turbines, and eliminates the cost and complexities of molten salts and heat transfer oils.
Presenter: Mr. Bruce N. Anderson, Co-founder, CEO of 247SOLAR, Member, MIT Corporation (MIT, USA - Board of Trustees)
His accomplishments in the field of renewable energy are many, far too numerous to mention, and particularly in solar energy development. Began the solar career in 1973 with Masters degree at MIT. 1980Advisory Board Member, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 1982First “Lifetime Achievement Award,” American Solar Energy Society. The author of 5 solar energy books. Twice testified to US Congress.
Bruce served as the 247SOLAR's start-up CEO in 2001 and then again beginning in 2005. He was also responsible for initiating and managing co-development agreements with industrial partners including Wartsila, Alcoa, Praxair, FrenchPetroleum Institute, Saint-Gobain, Corning, CoorsTek, and Oak RidgeNational Labs. In 2008, he co-invented the 247SOLAR's CSP technology and initiated and led its strategic reorientation to focus on solar.
Recording date: 9th August 2017

Webinar: Concentrating Solar Thermal Power with Built in Storage

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conven...

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conventional steam-turbine power plants as large as 250 MWe. A number of utility-scale plants are in operation, construction or development in areas of high direct normal insolation (DNI) such as the US Southwest, So. Africa, Morocco, Chile, China and the MENA region. Solar configurations in use include parabolic troughs and power towers, enabling the use of high temperature molten salt storage systems that can drive the turbine at full power typically for 3 to 15 off-sun hours. In this way CSP uniquely offers the capability to provide solar power for steady base load and/or peak loads depending on the utility need.

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conventional steam-turbine power plants as large as 250 MWe. A number of utility-scale plants are in operation, construction or development in areas of high direct normal insolation (DNI) such as the US Southwest, So. Africa, Morocco, Chile, China and the MENA region. Solar configurations in use include parabolic troughs and power towers, enabling the use of high temperature molten salt storage systems that can drive the turbine at full power typically for 3 to 15 off-sun hours. In this way CSP uniquely offers the capability to provide solar power for steady base load and/or peak loads depending on the utility need.

UNIT 1.1 Concentrating solar power CSP: different technologies

A CSP plant is a power plant that produces electrical energy from the solar radiation. The process in this conversion includes several steps. The first one is t...

A CSP plant is a power plant that produces electrical energy from the solar radiation. The process in this conversion includes several steps. The first one is to capture the radiation. Then, this radiation is converted into thermal energy that produces steam. The third step is to transform this thermal energy into kinetic energy for moving a generator that finally will produce electrical energy. To capture the solar radiation there are different technologies: Parabolic Trough, Central receiver (tower), Fresnel receiver and Parabolic Dish + Stirling engine. This video analyze each one of this technologies, its advantages and disadvantages.

A CSP plant is a power plant that produces electrical energy from the solar radiation. The process in this conversion includes several steps. The first one is to capture the radiation. Then, this radiation is converted into thermal energy that produces steam. The third step is to transform this thermal energy into kinetic energy for moving a generator that finally will produce electrical energy. To capture the solar radiation there are different technologies: Parabolic Trough, Central receiver (tower), Fresnel receiver and Parabolic Dish + Stirling engine. This video analyze each one of this technologies, its advantages and disadvantages.

National GeographicMegastructures - Featuring Adani’s Solar Power Plant- BBCDocumentaryHistoryAdani Group:
Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Its diversified businesses include resources, logistics, agribusiness and energy sectors.[5] The Group is the largest port developer and operator in India with Mundra Port being the country’s largest commercial port. It owns Fortune, India’s largest edible oil brand through a joint venture with Wilmar International in Singapore.[6] The FlagshipCompany of the Adani group is Adani Enterprises Limited. In April 2014, it added the 4th unit of 660 MW at its TirodaPower plant, making Adani power the largest private power producer of the country. In 2015, Adani was ranked India's most trusted infrastructure brand by The Brand Trust Report 2015.[7]
The company was founded in 1988 as a commodity trading business. First generation entrepreneur Gautam Adani is the founder & chairman of Adani Group. According to Mr Gautam Adani,The Group was created with a vision of ‘NationBuilding’ by developing assets of national economic significance. This reflects in the choice of businesses the group has entered and developed over the years
Solar power
https://goo.gl/h5trfZ
Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect.[1]
The InternationalEnergyAgency projected in 2014 that under its "high renewables" scenario, by 2050, solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power would contribute about 16 and 11 percent, respectively, of the worldwide electricity consumption, and solar would be the world's largest source of electricity. Most solar installations would be in China and India.[2]
Photovoltaics were initially solely used as a source of electricity for small and medium-sized applications, from the calculator powered by a single solar cell to remote homes powered by an off-grid rooftop PV system. As the cost of solar electricity has fallen, the number of grid-connected solar PV systems has grown into the millions and utility-scale solar power stations with hundreds of megawatts are being built. Solar PV is rapidly becoming an inexpensive, low-carbon technology to harness renewable energy from the Sun. The current largest photovoltaic power station in the world is the 850 MW Longyangxia DamSolarPark, in Qinghai, China.
Commercial concentrated solar power plants were first developed in the 1980s. The 392 MW Ivanpah installation is the largest concentrating solar power plant in the world, located in the Mojave Desert of California.
Megastructures :
Megastructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, France 5 in France, and 7mate in Australia.
Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products.
Generally containing interviews with designers and project managers, it presents the problems of construction and the methodology or techniques used to overcome obstacles. In some cases (such as the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge and Petronas Towers) this involved the development of new materials or products that are now in general use within the construction industry.
More videos: https://goo.gl/D9YhLb

National GeographicMegastructures - Featuring Adani’s Solar Power Plant- BBCDocumentaryHistoryAdani Group:
Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Its diversified businesses include resources, logistics, agribusiness and energy sectors.[5] The Group is the largest port developer and operator in India with Mundra Port being the country’s largest commercial port. It owns Fortune, India’s largest edible oil brand through a joint venture with Wilmar International in Singapore.[6] The FlagshipCompany of the Adani group is Adani Enterprises Limited. In April 2014, it added the 4th unit of 660 MW at its TirodaPower plant, making Adani power the largest private power producer of the country. In 2015, Adani was ranked India's most trusted infrastructure brand by The Brand Trust Report 2015.[7]
The company was founded in 1988 as a commodity trading business. First generation entrepreneur Gautam Adani is the founder & chairman of Adani Group. According to Mr Gautam Adani,The Group was created with a vision of ‘NationBuilding’ by developing assets of national economic significance. This reflects in the choice of businesses the group has entered and developed over the years
Solar power
https://goo.gl/h5trfZ
Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect.[1]
The InternationalEnergyAgency projected in 2014 that under its "high renewables" scenario, by 2050, solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power would contribute about 16 and 11 percent, respectively, of the worldwide electricity consumption, and solar would be the world's largest source of electricity. Most solar installations would be in China and India.[2]
Photovoltaics were initially solely used as a source of electricity for small and medium-sized applications, from the calculator powered by a single solar cell to remote homes powered by an off-grid rooftop PV system. As the cost of solar electricity has fallen, the number of grid-connected solar PV systems has grown into the millions and utility-scale solar power stations with hundreds of megawatts are being built. Solar PV is rapidly becoming an inexpensive, low-carbon technology to harness renewable energy from the Sun. The current largest photovoltaic power station in the world is the 850 MW Longyangxia DamSolarPark, in Qinghai, China.
Commercial concentrated solar power plants were first developed in the 1980s. The 392 MW Ivanpah installation is the largest concentrating solar power plant in the world, located in the Mojave Desert of California.
Megastructures :
Megastructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, France 5 in France, and 7mate in Australia.
Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products.
Generally containing interviews with designers and project managers, it presents the problems of construction and the methodology or techniques used to overcome obstacles. In some cases (such as the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge and Petronas Towers) this involved the development of new materials or products that are now in general use within the construction industry.
More videos: https://goo.gl/D9YhLb

Google Tech TalksSeptember 18, 2008
ABSTRACT
Sopogy is bringing smaller concentrated solar energy systems to the market: Process heat, air conditioning, and power generation. You will hear about the first renewable energy and solar technology to ever be awarded the New Product of the Year by the Society of ProfessionalEngineers. A product will be set up for viewing.
Speaker: Al Yuen

Google Tech TalksSeptember 18, 2008
ABSTRACT
Sopogy is bringing smaller concentrated solar energy systems to the market: Process heat, air conditioning, and power generation. You will hear about the first renewable energy and solar technology to ever be awarded the New Product of the Year by the Society of ProfessionalEngineers. A product will be set up for viewing.
Speaker: Al Yuen

Based on case studies of CSP projects in India and South Africa, market and policy analysis of the Spanish and international market, and after a series of dialogues in Asia, Europe and the US, CPI analysts will present the learnings for international financial institutions and national policymakers on how to improve policy design and lending practices to better achieve objectives.
https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/cif/content/deploying-csp-and-reducing-its-costs-webinar

Based on case studies of CSP projects in India and South Africa, market and policy analysis of the Spanish and international market, and after a series of dialogues in Asia, Europe and the US, CPI analysts will present the learnings for international financial institutions and national policymakers on how to improve policy design and lending practices to better achieve objectives.
https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/cif/content/deploying-csp-and-reducing-its-costs-webinar

Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014 by John Gerrard is a computer simulation of an actual power plant known as a solar thermal power tower, surrounded by 10,000 mirrors that reflect sunlight upon it to heat molten salts, forming a thermal battery which is used to generate electricity. Over the course of a 365-day year, the work simulates the actual movements of the sun, moon, and stars across the sky, as they would appear at the Nevada site, with the thousands of mirrors adjusting their positions in real time according to the position of the sun.
This virtual world is meticulously constructed by the artist, a team of modelers, and programmers, using a sophisticated simulation engine. Simultaneously over a 24-hour period the point of view will cycle from ground level to a satellite view every 60 minutes, creating an elaborate choreography among perspectives, 10,000 turning mirrors, and a dramatic interplay of light and shadow.
Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014 was commissioned by the Lincoln Center in association with the Public Art Fund. The project was supported by the Carl & Marilynn ThomaArtFoundation, Richard J. Massey Foundation for the Arts and Sciences and VIA Art Fund. Courtesy of Simon Preston, New York and ThomasDane, London.

Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014 by John Gerrard is a computer simulation of an actual power plant known as a solar thermal power tower, surrounded by 10,000 mirrors that reflect sunlight upon it to heat molten salts, forming a thermal battery which is used to generate electricity. Over the course of a 365-day year, the work simulates the actual movements of the sun, moon, and stars across the sky, as they would appear at the Nevada site, with the thousands of mirrors adjusting their positions in real time according to the position of the sun.
This virtual world is meticulously constructed by the artist, a team of modelers, and programmers, using a sophisticated simulation engine. Simultaneously over a 24-hour period the point of view will cycle from ground level to a satellite view every 60 minutes, creating an elaborate choreography among perspectives, 10,000 turning mirrors, and a dramatic interplay of light and shadow.
Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014 was commissioned by the Lincoln Center in association with the Public Art Fund. The project was supported by the Carl & Marilynn ThomaArtFoundation, Richard J. Massey Foundation for the Arts and Sciences and VIA Art Fund. Courtesy of Simon Preston, New York and ThomasDane, London.

JointSolarResearch for Uzbekistan. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Institut für Solarforschung, KölnAcademy of Science of Republic of Uzbekistan, Institute of Material ScienceSPA “Physics-Sun”, Tashkent –UzbekistanTechnische Universität Dresden, Institute of Power Engineering, Chair Thermal Power Machinery and Plants, Dresden - Germany.
The core aim of the project was to promote the exchange of German and Uzbek scientists and to support the build-up of scientific capacities in the area of the concentrating solar power technology in Uzbekistan. For the successful implementation of solar-thermal plants in the country, local expertise for the support of political decisions and the involved industries are essential. In addition to further qualification of the available staff measures should be initiated for the support of young scientists on both sides as well as for the integration of the Uzbek partners into scientific-technical networks.
To fill the exchange with life, a feasibility study about the integration of solar thermal heat into existing fossil power plants was conducted by the involved institutions.

JointSolarResearch for Uzbekistan. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Institut für Solarforschung, KölnAcademy of Science of Republic of Uzbekistan, Institute of Material ScienceSPA “Physics-Sun”, Tashkent –UzbekistanTechnische Universität Dresden, Institute of Power Engineering, Chair Thermal Power Machinery and Plants, Dresden - Germany.
The core aim of the project was to promote the exchange of German and Uzbek scientists and to support the build-up of scientific capacities in the area of the concentrating solar power technology in Uzbekistan. For the successful implementation of solar-thermal plants in the country, local expertise for the support of political decisions and the involved industries are essential. In addition to further qualification of the available staff measures should be initiated for the support of young scientists on both sides as well as for the integration of the Uzbek partners into scientific-technical networks.
To fill the exchange with life, a feasibility study about the integration of solar thermal heat into existing fossil power plants was conducted by the involved institutions.

Hallelujah! Finally, a 150MW concentrated solar thermal plant in Port Augusta built by Solar Reserve (also involved in Gemasolar), for just $78/MWh!!! http://reneweconomy.com.au/giant-solar-tower-to-provide-all-s-a-government-electricity-needs-72106/
I have another interest now - staged terror.
Check out my website http://occamsrazorterrorevents.weebly.com/

3:04

Concentrated Solar Power Simple Explanation

In this video, I give a simple explanation on how Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) works. Th...

Concentrated Solar Power Simple Explanation

In this video, I give a simple explanation on how Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) works. This is the type of solar power that uses thousands of mirrors over hundreds of acres to reflect sunlight on a tower. This heats up molten salt to over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The heated molten salt then creates steam from water, driving a steam turbine to produce electricity. CSP plants are used in primarily in the western United States.
A big advantage of CSP is that power can produced at night time for at least several hours after the sun has set.
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Here is my DIYSolar and Wind book that was published on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1508454310/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1508454310&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20&linkId=URNF3DPORKY4M5YR
Barnes and Noble Nook version of my DIY Solar and Wind Book:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121302120?ean=2940151676939&itm=1&usri=2940151676939
This is a great book on Amazon that I would recommend you pick up to understand solar power (this is the 2013 edition and is great reading): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907670289/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1907670289&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20
This is the Grape Solar Panel that I am particularly fond of (many people sending me messages):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CAVMMMG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00CAVMMMG&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20

2:23

Lowering the Costs of Concentrating Solar Power

Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s rays to create thermal energy that is used to pro...

Lowering the Costs of Concentrating Solar Power

Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s rays to create thermal energy that is used to produce electricity, then store it for use when it’s needed. A SunShot Initiative project with Sandia National Laboratories is perfecting new technology that allows heat to be stored at higher temperatures, improving the efficiency of concentrating solar power plants and allowing utilities to provide customers with clean energy even after the sun has set. Learn more about SunShot’s 2030 goals at energy.gov/sunshot2030.
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2:17

Energy 101: Concentrating Solar Power

From towers to dishes to linear mirrors to troughs, concentrating solar power (CSP) techno...

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) - Murray Power and Generation

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. The concentrated heat is then used as a heat source for a conventional power plant.
For additional information visit: www.murraypowerandgeneration.com

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The Dubai government has approved an extension to the world's largest single-site solar farm.
The government has given the green light to a 700-MW addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolarPark, New Atlas reported.
The solar park is located about 50 kms south of Dubai, with the first phase inaugurated back in 2013, according to New Atlas.
It currently has 2.3 million photovoltaic solar panels with a 200-MW capacity. Capacity is expected to grow to 5,000 MW by 2030.
Developers say the park will eventually cover 214 sq km with a 260-m solar tower taking center stage.
The solar plant produces power by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate sunlight in order to heat fluids, which then in turn produce steam to drive a turbine.
An advantage to this type of solar system is that it's more flexible because energy can be stored as heat and used as needed. A drawback is that they are more expensive than photovoltaic solar plants.
Construction of the new extension is set to begin in 2020. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric.
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29:10

Erik Pihl: Concentrating Solar Thermal Power - Pros and Cons

Dr Erik Pihl's lecture at the Molecular Frontiers Symposium at Chalmers University of Tech...

Concentrated Solar Power - Still small but heating up

Solar energy is the most abundant renewable resource on earth and is expected to contribute strongly to the future global energy mix
Concentrating solar power had a difficult market start compared to other renewable technologies, leading to a total global capacity of only 5 GW today after more than a decade of deployment. A comprehensive global empirical study identifies distinct deployment phases, with high learning rates exceeding 25% over the past 5 years.

How to Make Mini Solar Power Plant (Concentrated type)

How to make a mini solar power plant at home.
https://goo.gl/urPZpW
It is a concentrating solar Thermal Power plant. Learn to make a mini csp plant at home. Heliostates Concentrate sun-light on heat absorber. Heat absorber generates steam which drives a steam turbine Generating electricity.

41:53

A lower-cost, next-generation Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture ab...

A lower-cost, next-generation Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture about 247Solar - Breakthrough Technology. A lower-cost, next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) system to replace expensive first generation CSP technology. It claims to produce electricity 24/7 at costs competitive with all other forms of power generation (10 cents/kWh initially, 6 cents with factory production). It also eliminates most disadvantages of conventional CSP, PV, wind, and traditional power called the 247Solar Plant™.
It was developed with funding support from the US Department of Energy by Wilson Solarpower Corp, a spinoff of MIT. Critical, patented inventions broke through CSP’s traditional complexity and cost barriers to creating a simplified, low-maintenance design with higher operating efficiencies. Its air system operates at atmospheric pressure, requires no scarce water to drive steam turbines, and eliminates the cost and complexities of molten salts and heat transfer oils.
Presenter: Mr. Bruce N. Anderson, Co-founder, CEO of 247SOLAR, Member, MIT Corporation (MIT, USA - Board of Trustees)
His accomplishments in the field of renewable energy are many, far too numerous to mention, and particularly in solar energy development. Began the solar career in 1973 with Masters degree at MIT. 1980Advisory Board Member, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 1982First “Lifetime Achievement Award,” American Solar Energy Society. The author of 5 solar energy books. Twice testified to US Congress.
Bruce served as the 247SOLAR's start-up CEO in 2001 and then again beginning in 2005. He was also responsible for initiating and managing co-development agreements with industrial partners including Wartsila, Alcoa, Praxair, FrenchPetroleum Institute, Saint-Gobain, Corning, CoorsTek, and Oak RidgeNational Labs. In 2008, he co-invented the 247SOLAR's CSP technology and initiated and led its strategic reorientation to focus on solar.
Recording date: 9th August 2017

The plant uses the concentrating solar thermal collectors designed by CSP-F spa, the Company that develops solar systems and solutions for the production of industrial process heat, solar cooling and electric power. The CSP-F collectors are based on the reflection of solar irradiation through Fresnel flat mirrors. The solar beams are directed to a receiving pipe capable of heating up the water flowing inside. The water transforms into high temperature and pressure steam. The steam integrates the supply of heat and reduce the need of oil gas. Savings in energetic costs, less pollution, reduced environmental impact: the best energetic strategy for a high quality and sustainable industrial production.
Yearly, with the CSP plant’s production of steam, the dairy will save more than 50,000 litres of oil gas and prevent the release of 180 tons of CO2.

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World's largest concentrated solar plant switches on in the Sahara

Morocco has switched on what will be the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
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World's largest concentrated solar plant switches on in the Sahara

Morocco has switched on what will be the world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
The new site near the city of Ouarzazate -- famous as a filming location for Hollywood blockbusters like "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Gladiator" -- could produce enough energy to power over one million homes by 2018 and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 760,000 tons per year, according to the Climate Investment FundsMirrors focus the sun's light and heat up a liquid, which, when mixed with water, reaches around 400 degree Celsius. The steam produced from this process drives a turbine and generates electrical power.
A cylinder full of salt is melted by the warmth from the mirrors during the day, and stays hot enough at night to provide up to three hours of power, according to World Bank, who partially financed construction of the plant through a $97 million loan from the Clean Technology Fund.

A lower-cost, next-generation Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems

Technology Game-Changer: 24/7 Low-Cost Electricity from Solar Energy
This is a lecture about 247Solar - Breakthrough Technology. A lower-cost, next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) system to replace expensive first generation CSP technology. It claims to produce electricity 24/7 at costs competitive with all other forms of power generation (10 cents/kWh initially, 6 cents with factory production). It also eliminates most disadvantages of conventional CSP, PV, wind, and traditional power called the 247Solar Plant™.
It was developed with funding support from the US Department of Energy by Wilson Solarpower Corp, a spinoff of MIT. Critical, patented inventions broke through CSP’s traditional complexity and cost barriers to creating a simplified, low-maintenance design with higher operating efficiencies. Its air system operates at atmospheric pressure, requires no scarce water to drive steam turbines, and eliminates the cost and complexities of molten salts and heat transfer oils.
Presenter: Mr. Bruce N. Anderson, Co-founder, CEO of 247SOLAR, Member, MIT Corporation (MIT, USA - Board of Trustees)
His accomplishments in the field of renewable energy are many, far too numerous to mention, and particularly in solar energy development. Began the solar career in 1973 with Masters degree at MIT. 1980Advisory Board Member, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 1982First “Lifetime Achievement Award,” American Solar Energy Society. The author of 5 solar energy books. Twice testified to US Congress.
Bruce served as the 247SOLAR's start-up CEO in 2001 and then again beginning in 2005. He was also responsible for initiating and managing co-development agreements with industrial partners including Wartsila, Alcoa, Praxair, FrenchPetroleum Institute, Saint-Gobain, Corning, CoorsTek, and Oak RidgeNational Labs. In 2008, he co-invented the 247SOLAR's CSP technology and initiated and led its strategic reorientation to focus on solar.
Recording date: 9th August 2017

1:26:52

Webinar: Concentrating Solar Thermal Power with Built in Storage

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the d...

Webinar: Concentrating Solar Thermal Power with Built in Storage

Concentrating Solar Power systems, or CSP, employ large fields of mirrors to reflect the direct beams of the sun onto high temperature receivers to power conventional steam-turbine power plants as large as 250 MWe. A number of utility-scale plants are in operation, construction or development in areas of high direct normal insolation (DNI) such as the US Southwest, So. Africa, Morocco, Chile, China and the MENA region. Solar configurations in use include parabolic troughs and power towers, enabling the use of high temperature molten salt storage systems that can drive the turbine at full power typically for 3 to 15 off-sun hours. In this way CSP uniquely offers the capability to provide solar power for steady base load and/or peak loads depending on the utility need.

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UNIT 1.1 Concentrating solar power CSP: different technologies

A CSP plant is a power plant that produces electrical energy from the solar radiation. The...

UNIT 1.1 Concentrating solar power CSP: different technologies

A CSP plant is a power plant that produces electrical energy from the solar radiation. The process in this conversion includes several steps. The first one is to capture the radiation. Then, this radiation is converted into thermal energy that produces steam. The third step is to transform this thermal energy into kinetic energy for moving a generator that finally will produce electrical energy. To capture the solar radiation there are different technologies: Parabolic Trough, Central receiver (tower), Fresnel receiver and Parabolic Dish + Stirling engine. This video analyze each one of this technologies, its advantages and disadvantages.

National GeographicMegastructures - Featuring Adani’s Solar Power Plant- BBCDocumentaryHistoryAdani Group:
Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Its diversified businesses include resources, logistics, agribusiness and energy sectors.[5] The Group is the largest port developer and operator in India with Mundra Port being the country’s largest commercial port. It owns Fortune, India’s largest edible oil brand through a joint venture with Wilmar International in Singapore.[6] The FlagshipCompany of the Adani group is Adani Enterprises Limited. In April 2014, it added the 4th unit of 660 MW at its TirodaPower plant, making Adani power the largest private power producer of the country. In 2015, Adani was ranked India's most trusted infrastructure brand by The Brand Trust Report 2015.[7]
The company was founded in 1988 as a commodity trading business. First generation entrepreneur Gautam Adani is the founder & chairman of Adani Group. According to Mr Gautam Adani,The Group was created with a vision of ‘NationBuilding’ by developing assets of national economic significance. This reflects in the choice of businesses the group has entered and developed over the years
Solar power
https://goo.gl/h5trfZ
Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect.[1]
The InternationalEnergyAgency projected in 2014 that under its "high renewables" scenario, by 2050, solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power would contribute about 16 and 11 percent, respectively, of the worldwide electricity consumption, and solar would be the world's largest source of electricity. Most solar installations would be in China and India.[2]
Photovoltaics were initially solely used as a source of electricity for small and medium-sized applications, from the calculator powered by a single solar cell to remote homes powered by an off-grid rooftop PV system. As the cost of solar electricity has fallen, the number of grid-connected solar PV systems has grown into the millions and utility-scale solar power stations with hundreds of megawatts are being built. Solar PV is rapidly becoming an inexpensive, low-carbon technology to harness renewable energy from the Sun. The current largest photovoltaic power station in the world is the 850 MW Longyangxia DamSolarPark, in Qinghai, China.
Commercial concentrated solar power plants were first developed in the 1980s. The 392 MW Ivanpah installation is the largest concentrating solar power plant in the world, located in the Mojave Desert of California.
Megastructures :
Megastructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, France 5 in France, and 7mate in Australia.
Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products.
Generally containing interviews with designers and project managers, it presents the problems of construction and the methodology or techniques used to overcome obstacles. In some cases (such as the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge and Petronas Towers) this involved the development of new materials or products that are now in general use within the construction industry.
More videos: https://goo.gl/D9YhLb

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Lecture - 16 Solar Concentrating Collectors

Lecture Series on Energy Resources and Technology by Prof.S.Banerjee,Department of Electri...

Micro Concentrated Solar Power from Sopogy - a green energy seminar

Google Tech TalksSeptember 18, 2008
ABSTRACT
Sopogy is bringing smaller concentrated solar energy systems to the market: Process heat, air conditioning, and power generation. You will hear about the first renewable energy and solar technology to ever be awarded the New Product of the Year by the Society of ProfessionalEngineers. A product will be set up for viewing.
Speaker: Al Yuen

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Lecture - 15 Solar Thermal Energy Conversion

Lecture Series on Energy Resources and Technology by Prof.S.Banerjee,Department of Electri...

Webinar: How to deploy concentrated solar power (CSP) and reduce its costs

Based on case studies of CSP projects in India and South Africa, market and policy analysis of the Spanish and international market, and after a series of dialogues in Asia, Europe and the US, CPI analysts will present the learnings for international financial institutions and national policymakers on how to improve policy design and lending practices to better achieve objectives.
https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/cif/content/deploying-csp-and-reducing-its-costs-webinar

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Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014

Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014 by John Gerrard is a computer simulation of an actual...

Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014

Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014 by John Gerrard is a computer simulation of an actual power plant known as a solar thermal power tower, surrounded by 10,000 mirrors that reflect sunlight upon it to heat molten salts, forming a thermal battery which is used to generate electricity. Over the course of a 365-day year, the work simulates the actual movements of the sun, moon, and stars across the sky, as they would appear at the Nevada site, with the thousands of mirrors adjusting their positions in real time according to the position of the sun.
This virtual world is meticulously constructed by the artist, a team of modelers, and programmers, using a sophisticated simulation engine. Simultaneously over a 24-hour period the point of view will cycle from ground level to a satellite view every 60 minutes, creating an elaborate choreography among perspectives, 10,000 turning mirrors, and a dramatic interplay of light and shadow.
Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014 was commissioned by the Lincoln Center in association with the Public Art Fund. The project was supported by the Carl & Marilynn ThomaArtFoundation, Richard J. Massey Foundation for the Arts and Sciences and VIA Art Fund. Courtesy of Simon Preston, New York and ThomasDane, London.

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Drivers and Barriers in the current CSP market

This webinar will provide a general view of drivers and barriers for CSP development, with...

solar thermal project for Uzbekistan

JointSolarResearch for Uzbekistan. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Institut für Solarforschung, KölnAcademy of Science of Republic of Uzbekistan, Institute of Material ScienceSPA “Physics-Sun”, Tashkent –UzbekistanTechnische Universität Dresden, Institute of Power Engineering, Chair Thermal Power Machinery and Plants, Dresden - Germany.
The core aim of the project was to promote the exchange of German and Uzbek scientists and to support the build-up of scientific capacities in the area of the concentrating solar power technology in Uzbekistan. For the successful implementation of solar-thermal plants in the country, local expertise for the support of political decisions and the involved industries are essential. In addition to further qualification of the available staff measures should be initiated for the support of young scientists on both sides as well as for the integration of the Uzbek partners into scientific-technical networks.
To fill the exchange with life, a feasibility study about the integration of solar thermal heat into existing fossil power plants was conducted by the involved institutions.

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